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“Some might frown on American bravado but in athletics I have come to favour the American way; that bold self-belief is what it takes.”
“I wanted to play in Ryder Cups and I've done that.”
“For me, major championships have a way of testing my system a bit more, and testing all aspects of my game. Majors test even very good players' weaknesses, and that aspect tends to play into the better players' hands.”
“Thousands of time I've won the Open Championship in my mind. This is probably the one I've dreamed about the most.”
“You definitely want more for your kids than you have yourself, but that's not necessarily a good thing.”
“It is hard to stand out there on the range and beat balls when you are thinking: 'God, I don't really know what I am doing.'”
“I've always said for me, I've always focused more on winning major championships than chasing No1. I think that's just a really nice byproduct of your process and improving as a golfer.”
“I tell people I would like to have been an architect. I like the creative aspect of that. I like the idea of something on a piece of paper coming to life.”
“If you set yourself the career goal of winning a major championship, then once you win that major championship it's then a question of 'what next?' And that can take quite a while to figure out.”
“I don't mind expectation. I feel you've got to be a big boy, and be able to handle that. If you want to play at the top level, that's what you've got to live with.”
“If golf is to thrive in the Games the finest need to be there. Ultimately it will be up to the players to decide how important the Olympics is in golf.”
“I think the top players play better in majors.”
“Sometimes great golf is boring golf.”
“Obviously when you do start with a two-shot lead you feel like you should win, but a two-shot lead is nothing really. It can disappear really fast.”
“I have very fond memories of the way I grew up.”
“On the back of Rio, I really hoped Japan would be the huge leap forward for golf in the Olympics.”
“I can come across as laidback, but I'm driven and get very frustrated.”
“Every young pro has to go through a period where you change a few things, get a little bit technical, and maybe I'd had that period for too long.”
“When you start a round with a two-shot lead, it always looks like a big lead and always looks as if you should go on to win a tournament.”
“I went through a patch when I felt I didn't deserve a nice car. I like to use them as treats, not have one for the sake of having one because I can afford one. I like to reward myself.”